There's Sylvain Tesson, who crossed Himalaya with a friend on foot East to West in 1997, with barely any money, mostly for one guide and travel permits/visas. F

There's Sylvain Tesson, who crossed Himalaya with a friend on foot East to West in 1997, with barely any money, mostly for one guide and travel permits/visas. From what I read, they relied on people's charity for food and shelter. They wrote a book, La Marche dans le ciel : 5 000 km à pied à travers l'Himalaya, which, AFAIK, isn't translated in English.